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Marstons Old Empire

Marstons Old Empire

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Marstons (Marstons plc)

Burton-on-Trent, England

bottled
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1833.06/5.03.05/5.05.7%35.6 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Bottled - Pasteurised, 500ml.

With it's pale appearance, strong hoppy taste and higher alcoholic strength Marston's Old Empire comprises all the genuine characteristics of a true India Pale Ale, which were necessary to last the 3 month long journey from Burton to Bombay.
Old Empire is brewed using Optic malt, a subtle and paler grain that will allow other flavours to come through on the palate. Goldings and Fuggles hops are added to this brew, which is then late hopped with the American Cascade variety for extra hop strength.

Only ratings of the bottled version should be entered here. The cask version has a separate entry.

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 iammadeofjelly (183), Liverpool, Merseyside, England
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
Dec 27, 2005    Updated: Mar 5, 2006
Really hoppy fantastic beer, i could get it on tap at the rising sun in scholar green when they have it as a guest but i decided to also sample the bottle version aswell, excellent beer. Hoppy aroma and hoppy taste, the hop flavour fills your mouth pleasantly, i like hoppy malty beers. Fantastic


Aids (1), Redditch, England
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/57/104/519/20
Dec 5, 2005  
This is not a Premium Bitter or ESB, it is a traditional IPA. Please recategorise it, because it is awesome and deserves a true home.


 scotty (729), Scotland
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
Mar 25, 2005  
Bottled. This looks great! gold in colour, head is firm and white and lasts well. Nose is clean and fresh, bursts with immense hoppy aromas. WOW!!! that’s some mouthful, big and full flavoured, refreshing & satisfying, finish cuts a bit short, but hey! that’s not a big fault is it? Fantastic stuff, V.W. Kelso £1.79/4 for £6...may not last tho’ knowing that company..PS. can’t understand the low overall percentile score, try it anyway.


Daredevil (77), Bern, Switzerland
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Nov 25, 2007  
on a hot summer afternoon one might be tempted to order a cold lager ... if he hasn’t got the chance to get hold of an Old Empire IPA that is ... IPA’s are perfect thirst quenchers to start with and this one tops it with a overwhelming taste of fresh hops and a marvelous bitter aftertaste .... a great brew in an impressive bottle ...


 shoestring (158), larkhall, Scotland
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
May 16, 2006    Updated: Mar 12, 2007
Beautiful pint. Extremely hoppy. Lovely head . Can taste grass/ malt......oh lovely.




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